2 Charged With Criminal Sexual Abuse Of Children

October 14, 1988

Two Du Page County men were indicted Wednesday on unrelated charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Both cases involve children under the age of 13.

Charles Matthewson, 72, of 441 Prairie St., Lombard, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse with a child on Oct. 1, according to Du Page Assistant State`s Atty. Robert Kilander. Bond for Matthewson was set at $75,000.

Walter Urbanowicz, 63, of 500 W. Division St., Villa Park, was charged with three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in connection with two minor children on three separate occasions between June, 1986, and January, 1987. Urbanowicz is not yet in custody, but bond is expected to be set at around $3,000, according to Kilander.

The charges were contained in indictments voted by the Du Page County grand jury in Wheaton and made available Thursday. Other indictments returned by the grand jury are:

Thomas L. Cwick and Raymond W. Cosby, whose ages and addresses were not available, were charged with burglary for allegedly entering a house trailer belonging to the Illinois Institute of Diving, a scuba diving equipment store at 436 Roosevelt Rd., Glen Ellyn, operated by Claude Jewell, on Sept. 5.

Mary A. Kestler, age and address not availalble, was charged with retail theft for allegedly taking a flashlight, eight packages of cologne and other items from Osco Drugs, 2177 S. Main St., Lombard, on Nov. 28, 1987.

Sandra D. Jones, age and address not available, charged with deceptive practice for allegedly writing an uncashable check for $203 to Are You Traveling Inc., of Willowbrook, for an airplane ticket, on March 5.